A review by ynbvu
The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World by Scott J. Shapiro, Oona A. Hathaway

3.0

Good enough book that I regret not getting in touch with Scott Schapiro while I could have (plus his Twitter is hilarious). An original and overall convincing argument about the importance of international institution, the state as a political unit, and the shift in the significance of war as a tool to govern states' behavior. The examples, drawn from all times and places in world history, were sweeping, which at times add to the argument, and other times weaken it due to the questionable use of said examples (I'm going to save my comments on the mention of the Republic of Vietnam for a more private forum).